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The technical specification should be used if you are:
- responsible for the SEN2 data return
- a supplier of software forlocal authoritymanagement information systems
The specification contains:
- a description of whatlocal authorities should supply atlocal authority and person level
- how to structure the data in XML
- how to check the data against the validation rules
You should also read thecommon basic data set. This defines common data items that we use in our data collections.
Published 26 August 2022
Last updated 12 January 2024
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'Special educational needs person level survey 2024: validation rules' has been updated. Changes are described in the version history.
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Added 'Special educational needs person level survey 2025: validation rules' and 'Special educational needs person level technical specification 2025' documents.
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'Special educational needs person level technical specification 2024' has been updated. Changes are described in the version history.
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